Nigeria is set to play host to 54 African nations and other continental Internet governance stakeholder blocs at the 2023 Africa Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF 2023) in Abuja from 18th to 21 September, 2023. This year’s event, being the 12th edition of the annual forum, is being hosted by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) […]
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The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, has said the commission is committed to continuously supporting Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country’s telecommunication sub-sector. He also said that the commission is always willing to support indigenous innovators in order to promote talented young persons and ventures. […]
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Beyond providing essential emergency response services to the Nigerian public, the Emergency Communications Centres (ECC), being implemented by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) now provide employment placements for many Nigerian youth and professionals, as well as offering informal business activities to the citizens across the Country. The ECC’s, which have been constructed and are now […]
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The Executive Vice- Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has identified innovations and huge investments in technological assets as essential requirements to bridging the current skill gap being witnessed in the Nigeria’s technological attainment quest. Professor Danbatta made the assertion in his address at the 2 day forum on Emerging Technology […]
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The remarkable achievements witnessed in the Nigerian telecommunications industry has started yielding dividends with the country accounting for 82% of Africa’s telecom subscribers and 29% of the continent’s internet consumption. This has equally seen Nigeria being rated eleventh globally in terms of internet penetration and seventh in terms of mobile phone usage. These amonsts other […]
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is set to showcase achievements so far recorded in the promotion of indigenous content in the telecommunications sector at the second edition of the Nigerian Telecommunications Indigenous Content Expo (NTICE 2023), which holds in Lagos from August 22-24, 2023, at Landmark Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. Themed: “Harnessing Indigenous Content for […]
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said Nigerians and other telecommunication consumers within Nigeria spent N3.33tn on calls, data, SMS, and other telecom services in 2022, . This is as telcos made N3.33tn in total revenue for the year. The NCC disclosed this in its newly released ‘2022 Subscriber/Network Data Annual Report.’ According to the […]
Read More The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has warned traders and other stakeholders about the negative consequences of selling and purchasing phones and telecommunications gadgets that are not type approved by the Commission. The certification of telecom devices used in the telecom sector is one of the mandates of the NCC as enshrined in the Nigerian Communications […]
Read More The apex regulatory authority of the telecommunications sector in Nigeria, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has acknowledged that one of the two successful companies that won the 5G license during the globally-acclaimed transparent 5G Auction conducted by the Commission on December 13, 2021, has unveiled the services in the country. Expressing its acknowledgement through a […]
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The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has commended the author of the book on ‘Cyber Politics’, Dr. Omoniyi Ibietan, for its uncommon industry, literary efforts, and activism in trying to make the society better through shared knowledge. The public presentation of the book: “Cyber Politics: Social Media, Social […]
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For a start, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta and the Director-General, Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR), Dr. Dasuki Arabi have penned a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly work towards accelerating the digitisation reform process in government. Speaking at the event, which took place at the […]
Read More The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) wishes to draw public attention to a fraudulent LinkedIn Account impersonating the person, and office of the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta. The account was obviously created by some unscrupulous and criminal elements with a view to defrauding unsuspecting members of the public and users of social […]
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